Oh, he would not cave to a simple please and promise of more time. To show how much he would not cave, Emet-Selch sits up and turns himself in the opposite direction. He would not agree to this!

They have not been in each other's presence long and it seems that they already fall into old habits; Hythlodaeus coming up with a task for him to do, and him vehemently refusing to do it.

"We can spend time with one another without such bothersome tasks." He insists.